Political Quotes

Bill Clinton

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Bill Jefferson Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States from January 20, 1993, to January 20, 2001. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously held the position of Governor of Arkansas from 1983 to 1992. During his presidency, Clinton focused on several key policies, including welfare reform, economic growth, and healthcare reform. His administration is noted for achieving a budget surplus and for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

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Oct 9, 2000

It gives all of us the chance to meet the common threats of the future together as free and interdependent people.

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Oct 9, 2000

The whole thing is frustrating, but you've got to realize we're dealing with fundamental questions of identity.

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Oct 9, 2000

Managed care reform in the 106th Congress should focus on patient protections, not on excessive payments to managed care plans.

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Oct 9, 2000

It is long past time that we work together in a bipartisan fashion to respond to the Nation's highest health care priorities.

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Oct 9, 2000

This is a great day for the United States and a hopeful day for the 21st century world.

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Oct 9, 2000

Most gay people kept their sexual preference secret for a long time.

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Oct 9, 2000

Whatever success I've had as President would have been literally impossible without them.

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Oct 9, 2000

It is important to note that increased payments provide no guarantee that Medicare HMOs will stop dropping benefits or abandoning seniors' communities altogether.

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Oct 9, 2000

Nothing—nothing—can enhance the prospects of peace and the prospects of a very different 21st century like having China take the right path into the future.

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Oct 9, 2000

I believe I understand what happened here, how they both came to see themselves and their people as victims in this.

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Oct 9, 2000

Today we take a major step toward China's entry into the World Trade Organization.

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Oct 9, 2000

I hope they understand how easy it is to let these things get away from you.

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Oct 9, 2000

I'm sure I'll be interested; I'll try to do a lot on the areas that I've always been involved in.

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Oct 9, 2000

It is irresponsible to provide excessively high reimbursement rates for HMOs without ensuring that they are accountable through the Patients' Bill of Rights.

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Oct 6, 2000

It's time to put progress before partisanship and get people the medical care they need and deserve.

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Oct 6, 2000

None of us will ever die of embarrassment, so go to the doctor and get that screening done.

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Oct 6, 2000

Our family, like so many American families, knows all too well the terrible toll cancer can take.

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Oct 6, 2000

We are the party that wants to help provide the medicine that our seniors need and deserve.

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Oct 6, 2000

I am returning herewith without my approval, H.R. 4733, the 'Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2001.'

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